When I was little, my three older sisters made a hobby of recording their own voices on tapes as characters telling a story. In the background they would play music and tap clay pots on hard surfaces to sound like horse hooves. I would wait for days in anticipation when they boarded up in their room to record, trying to hear through the cracks in the door what the story was going to be, and in the end I would always be chased away until the tape was finished. And when the tape was finished-! My sisters would go all out, transforming their room into a plush theater with food and pillows and blankets for my comfort. My little sister and I would giggle and wring our little hands in excitement as we were led through the bedroom door on a "red carpet" (usually a towell) while the three older sisters welcomed us and made sure we were comfortable. And then the tape would start to play. My little sister and I would become lost in the world that our sisters had created for us- the world of the princesses Mia and Zephronia, and the world of the Centaur Zepphora. It's no wonder that I am still fascinated by the art of story-telling!

I will forever remember the day that Rachel, the oldest of my sisters, came up with the idea of writing a story, instead of telling it on a tape. It was such a new idea to me! Write? Write down a story? What an incredibly splended idea! My sister was a genious! I waited eagerly for her to finish this book she had planned so that I could read it. I waited several hours. I waited days. I waited weeks. Finally, I begged Rachel to let me read what she'd written so far. It NEVER took this long to record a story on a tape! When I learned that Rachel hadn't even finished the first page yet, my impatience pushed me to do something I never would have thought to do otherwise-- I started to write my own book. I was eight years old and the story was about a mermaid named Lissie. Every day I wrote and every day Lissie had a new adventure- she saved a Dolphine from a coral reef and named it Polly; she found a dark witch's castle and dared herself to explore it; she befriended a witch named Linda and together, while playing with magic, they became humans. I wrote and re-wrote Lissie's story until I was eleven years old and it became more logical and realistic (that is, as logical and realistic as a tale about a mermaid princess can be).

Rachel never did really start her book and my sisters all grew to be far too busy to entertain my little sister and me with silly, embarrassing tapes of themselves pretending to be giants and talking eagles and dragons and princesses. It was at this time that, through searching the internet, I discovered that other kids, like me, also enjoyed writing their own stories. I devoured story after story on self-publishing sites, always trying to figure out how to post my own stories. Then allong came fictionpress! I'd never yet found a site with so many stories and so many authors on it! I wanted to be a part of it at once!

As I, now about twelve or thirteen years old, sat at my computor, preparing to post my first chapter of Lissie's story, I hesitated. Suddenly my Little Mermaid story seemed so silly and childish. For the first time, fear of what others would think of my story krept into my previously-naive mind. Then an even greater fear came- a fear that no one would read it at all! The Legend of Two Worlds, my mermaid story, was precious to me and I didn't want anyone to criticise it, so I decided to write an experimental story- just something to figure out how fictionpress worked. Thus was born The Apprentice, my historically-inaccurate tale of a young man named William Ingals and the love of his life during the Revolutionary War. I enjoyed writing that one so well, that I postponed posting The Legend of Two Worlds so that I could write a sequel to The Apprentice : an equally-flawed story called When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Poorly-written though they be, they are still on fictionpress for anyone to read. My computor died a few years ago and they are now the only coppies I have of those two stories. Someday I intend to go back and re-write those two.

I write for my own enjoyment. My stories are not great and they, most likely, will never be seen anywhere but on fictionpress. But I do have bigger projects in my head that I plan to start when I have the time to dedicate to them. I do want to publish something someday, just as every other writer does. Thank you for your support in reading my stories! I love them despite their many, many, many foults, and it pleases me more than I can say when others like them as well!

Now for the "interesting" info on me for all of the curious people in the world who care. :)

Favorite books:Ok, here we go... The Book of Mormon, The Bible, Twilight, New Moon, The Tennishoes Among the Nephites Series, The Children of the Promise Series, EllaEnchanted, Les Miserables, The Allience, and Gone with the Wind.

Alright, I think I've sufficiently bored you. So good bye and I hope you enjoy reading my work!

Books I have on site (so far):

The Apprentice- This is about Will, a 17-year-old, former-sailor who becomes an apprentice for an old friend of his father's in Boston in 1773. He prints and delivers newspapers every day and learns of a group called the Sons of Liberty. It's against the law for an apprentice to join any political groups or do anything without their master's permission, but he can't ask his master if he can join the Sons becouse his master is a British gentleman and the Sons of Liberty are against the British, so he secretly joins the group. Will his will to fight for freedom destroy the love he has for a British Gentleman's daughter? Would he risk becoming her enemy to fight for what he believes in? FINISHED!

When Johnny Comes Marching Home- The sequel toThe Apprentice.Two years have passed since Will joined the war. He is a wonderful fighter and does well in battle, but one thing still bothers him. The memory of a beautiful maiden from his past tortures his mind and stories of the goings on at Boston fill him with guilt. It seems he has destroyed the life of a girl he loved very much. He longs to see her again, but it seems impossible. FINISHED!

Among Hills of Edenbrook- Laura Knight was raised by a sweet woman in Edenbrook, Ireland when her mother left her at four years old. Now, twelve years later, Laura is thought of as an odd girl and a dramatic daydreamer by the residents of the tiny, Irish town. And, for the most part, that is exactly what she is. But can her odd ways soften the heart of a man who lost his wife? Can she teach him to love again? To notice his son again? FINISHED!

Untamable-This is the story of Mercedes McBride, a half-hispanic girl living in the age of the Cowboys, who is forced to go live with her father, the only man she's ever feared, in dusty Texas. But when he arranges for her to marry the dreaded Senor Nunez, she plans to run away on a Cattle Drive, disguised as a Cowboy. What she never would have dreamed is that she could find love on this, the wildest adventure of her life! FINISHED!

Cats and Dogs- Dr. Matthew Rochester's son Nathan returns, a full-grown man- in Cats and Dogs. Refusing to follow in his father's footsteps and go to Medical school"to learn how to cut people up", Nathan is working at a small auto-repair shop all day and coming home at night to his girlfriend- a Great Dane named Daisy- and working on his passion- poetry. At the age of 25, Nathan's life is exactly the same from day to day, until he meets a certain Amelia Dawson and his world is turned upside down when he meets her wild family. Problems arrise when the two of them become engaged and begin to see all of their many differences. Are they really meant for each other? Story takes place in Delaware in 1925. FINISHED!

Latham Manor-

After the death of her grandafther (her last remaining family), Liesle Metcalf has no choice but to go to Latham Manor in the hills of Northern England. The Lathams have been almost kin to the Metcalf family for generations, though no one recalls when or how the friendship began. The Manor has been running since the 11th century and Liesle finds that its old walls contain many secrets. Nothing goes as Liesle had planned when she comes to live in the Manor. Lord Latham is away on business, his daughter is crazy, there is a ghost roaming the halls at night, searching for a hidden treasure, and falling in love has never seemed more complicated! NEW!

I made up my own little "auther's page" type thingy. If you want to see some pictures I drew of my characters and pictures of actors ect. I think look like my characters, go to: http://blog.myspace.com/58352190 But I warn you, don't expect too much out of the drawings. I lack greatly in tallent, but you can get the general idea.

Try them out! And please, don't be affraid to tell me what you think. I could always use advice. And please REVIEW!! Reviews are the fuel that keep me writing!! Thankyou.

1912 France. The de Daumier House is cursed, they say. Alain won’t let his daughter Mathilde leave the house, Virginie is hearing ghosts, and Agnès knows more than she says. When Parisian boy Laurie falls for Mathilde, he sets out to solve the mystery.

In the years preceding the Revolutionary War, softspoken Elizabeth McCarthy unintentionally falls in love with a British soldier, spies on her two older sisters' budding romances, and lives through the events of her brewing Boston society.

FINISHED Meg Ramsey, a simple servant for a wealthy family, soon finds herself living in the Royal Palace . . . as a Princess! But what will happen when she finds love somewhere she shouldn't? A Cinderella story with a twist of sin, passion, and drama.

FINISHED The five St. James sisters Mary, Sara, Nora, Emy, and Gail are heading across the ocean on a ship full of sailors. Along the way each one falls in love with a man she never expected whether a sailor, an artist, a doctor, or an invalid.

Sequel to 'For the Sake of Convenience.' Spoiled and opinionated Sophia Browne isn't interested in falling in love. Highly proper and self-righteous Matthew Hamilton isn't interested in Sophia. But their families hope to change a few minds.

An unnamed king. An overthrow of power. A lost identity...thousands of years ago, on the island of Crete, Lena lost her future. Now, a slave struggling to support her once noble family, can she keep her enemy's trust long enough to destroy him? FINISHED!

Sadie is a fine woman who hides a dangerous past. If society knew who she really was, would everything be ruined? Including her perfect future plans with her fiance? Set in the midwest in the late 1800's. Review please!

16-year-old Christian is forced to decide loyalty between his Northern father and his Southern mother in the Civil War, and loyalty between his family and his new love for his brother's fiancée, while he fights to protect his own life.

FINISHED Jocelyn, the star actress in all the theater's productions, thought she had the perfect life with Dominic Taylor, but then Red, an old friend, comes back to town and she begins to doubt everything she once believed in.

Ana, a young southern girl, finds herself falling in love with a young man she's never spoken too. Thoughts of 'him' helps her to survive in the dangerous North Carolina Mountains. A novel of secret love and of the Civil War. New Chapter (16) Up!

Elizabeth is a girl who boards the Titanic thinking that this will be the worst voyage she has ever been on. When she meets Will, everything changes, from her personality to her feelings for him. Plz R+R!

Struggle was everywhere during the time of the American Civil War. Power was struggled for, wealth and economy, and the rights and freedoms of all people. Humans struggled as well. This novel is about that complex and tragic time, and the people in it.

A mercenary band wants the Flame of Pereldos in order to get rich. A princess needs it in order to save her kingdom. They decide to travel together without knowing about their conflicting interests, and love blooms between two very different individuals.

CHAPTER 3 ADDED! Set in America right before/during the Revolutionary War. Daisy appears to be a perfect little lady, but she is really much more. When the war begins, she must stop hiding inside herself and choose her own path in life.

(Chapter 4!) Okey dokey, I really suck at summaries so if you read it will probably make more sense. but here goes anyway! The story is about Noelle who has to chose sides, loves, friends all during the turmoil of the Revolutionary War R& R please!

1855. Thrown from the life she knows and forced to become a Lady, Liesel Metcalf finds herself tangled up in a mystery she never asked to be a part of. Amidst the lies and deciet, hidden treasures, and even ghosts, she must find herself.

The year is 1925 and Nathan Rochester, an aspiring poet, finds himself engaged to the most beautiful girl in all of Delaware. She's everything that he ever thought he could want. So why is it that he can't seem to get his mind off of her sister?

Laura Knight is looked on by the people of smalltown Edenbrook, Ireland as a strange, dramatic daydreamer. Which she is. But will her strange ways help to soften the heart of a young, American doctor who has lost his wife? Can she teach him to love again?

The adventure with Will continues in Johnny Comes Marching Home, the sequel to The Apprentice. Will is now fighting battles in the Revolutionary War. The Wellingtons are now little more than a memory of the past. But one pretty face still haunts him....

As a newspaper apprentice, Will learns of a group called the Sons of Liberty and wants to join them. But his master is for the king, and so is the woman Will loves. Would he risk becoming her enemy to fight for a cause he believes in?